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<blockquote data-quote="Buzz776g" data-source="post: 64223" data-attributes="member: 1439"><p>This. I think you have a point.</p><p></p><p>We all know the joke about "schoolwork -- sleep -- social life, pick two". What if you add another 30? 40? hours a week (at least during the fall) toward participation in a revenue sports program? I don't condone it, but part of me can understand kids that are not accustomed to managing their time ferociously needing (or feeling that they need) chances to just blow out and relax.</p><p></p><p>The other thing I've observed (I work for a small college) is that we've got about a generation and a half of kids who don't think the rules apply to them. I don't mean that as snotty as it sounds. They're told, by parents, peers, older siblings, counselors, ministers that "you don't get if you don't ask" or "it's always worth an ask." I believe that myself depending on the circumstances (and that's a big depend). But what it can translate to is every time a kid bumps into a rule, there's a chain of "yeah I know that's the rule but there were special circumstances" or "yeah but can we make an exception?" or "yeah but so-and-so said so-and-so let him do this-and-such." I think that's the environment kids come from in today's world.</p><p></p><p>Blind obedience to rules can certainly be a bad thing. Thinking that all of them can be worked around can be pretty bad, though, too. Red lights in traffic are not just a suggestion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buzz776g, post: 64223, member: 1439"] This. I think you have a point. We all know the joke about "schoolwork -- sleep -- social life, pick two". What if you add another 30? 40? hours a week (at least during the fall) toward participation in a revenue sports program? I don't condone it, but part of me can understand kids that are not accustomed to managing their time ferociously needing (or feeling that they need) chances to just blow out and relax. The other thing I've observed (I work for a small college) is that we've got about a generation and a half of kids who don't think the rules apply to them. I don't mean that as snotty as it sounds. They're told, by parents, peers, older siblings, counselors, ministers that "you don't get if you don't ask" or "it's always worth an ask." I believe that myself depending on the circumstances (and that's a big depend). But what it can translate to is every time a kid bumps into a rule, there's a chain of "yeah I know that's the rule but there were special circumstances" or "yeah but can we make an exception?" or "yeah but so-and-so said so-and-so let him do this-and-such." I think that's the environment kids come from in today's world. Blind obedience to rules can certainly be a bad thing. Thinking that all of them can be worked around can be pretty bad, though, too. Red lights in traffic are not just a suggestion. [/QUOTE]
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